Genius gives ‘ARIRANG’ by BTS a score of 4.7/5:
“To me, the concept of ARIRANG is less purely about being Korean, but more about being Koreans—more specifically, Korean idols—in a complex and modern world where the influence of Western culture is impossible to ignore.”
namjoon said on their studio notes that ‘No. 29’ is 1:37 minutes long because that's how long it takes for the sound of the ‘Sacred Bell of Great King Seongdeok’ to fade out and it signals a transition in the album from a more hype to a mellower part OH THEY’RE MUSICAL GENIUSES